Hainan's most chill surfing paradise! 4 days and 3 nights

**Daily cost 500 RMB+ fewer people and beautiful scenery + same check-in spots as variety shows**, just copy the plan👇 --- ### 🌊 **1. Why choose Wanning?** ✅ **Fewer people than Sanya**｜✅ **High cost-performance surfing** (lesson fees 30% cheaper than Houhai) ✅ **More undeveloped bays**｜✅ **Young and trendy gathering place** (lots of seaside cafes & bars) --- ### 📅 **Best travel time** - **Peak season (Nov-Mar)**: 20-28℃🌤️, beginner-friendly surfing, perfect for avoiding the cold - **Off-season (Apr-Jun / Sep-Oct)**: fewer people, hotels half price! - **Avoid (Jul-Aug)**: many typhoons🌀, big waves only suitable for experts --- ### 🚗 **Transportation guide** - **Arrival**: fly to Sanya/Haikou, 1-hour high-speed train direct to "Wanning Station"🚄 - **Island transportation**: ▶️ **Car rental and self-driving** (top choice! 💰150-300 RMB/day, the coconut grove road is super healing) ▶️ Electric scooter🛵 (💰50 RMB/day, suitable for short trips around the bay) --- ### 🌴 **Must-visit spots & activities** **🏄‍♀️ 1. Riyue Bay: Surfer’s paradise** - **Surfing experience**: 🔸 Beginners choose "Shaka Surf" or "Jielangbu" (💰400-600 RMB/2h including photography) 🔸 Stable waves in the morning, shoot seaside highway photos in the afternoon📸 - **Popular check-in spots**: ▶️ GROM Café (floor-to-ceiling windows with sea views☕) ▶️ Seaside church💒 (same as in "Summer Flowers") ▶️ Coconut grove road (rent a convertible to take California-style photos) **🌊 2. Shimei Bay: Secret glass sea** - **Jiajing Island snorkeling**: glass boat + coral reef fish🐠 (💰298 RMB/person, book in advance) - **Sea-view pavilion**: overlook two bays, roadside coffee cart with stunning sunset🌅 - **Phoenix Jiuli Bookstore**: a bookstore facing the sea📖 **💡 3. Shenzhou Peninsula: Cinematic lighthouse** - Navigate to "Taiyueju," 20-minute walk to the red and white lighthouse (super romantic at dusk!) - **Corona Sunset Bar**: same as Yi Mengling, DJ sets + cocktails after 6 PM🍹 **🐄 4. Qiaohai Ranch: Free healing vibe** - Navigate to "Potou Port," grassland + water buffalo + egrets🦢, feels like stepping into "Heidi and Grandpa" **🌺 5. Xinglong Town: Nanyang style** - **Bali Village**: rent Dai ethnic costumes for Southeast Asian style photos (entrance fee 💰30 RMB) - **Xinglong Coffee Plantation**: experience coffee picking☕ - **Nanyang-style restaurants**: 40 RMB per person to try curry fish balls / luo nai hua🍛 --- ### 🛏️ **Accommodation money-saving tips** | **Area** | **Features** | **Recommended hotels** | |--------------|--------------------------|----------------------------| | **Riyue Bay** | Vibrant nightlife, suitable for young people | Forest Inn / Surfing homestay (💰300+) | | **Shimei Bay** | Private and high-end | Westin / Le Méridien (💰800+) | | **Shenzhou Peninsula** | Family vacation | Sheraton (includes lighthouse shuttle 💰600+) | --- ### 🦀 **Food recommendations** - **Xiehou Seafood**: secret recipe golden crab🦀 (Shimei Bay branch) - **Xinglong Overseas Chinese Market**: 5 RMB each golden coconut🥥, 10 RMB per bowl of Qingbuliang - **Wu Ji Hou’an Rice Noodles**: yellow lantern chili + shrimp broth🍜 - **Fei Ji Sour Noodles**: roadside stall at Riyue Bay, add dried small fish for extra freshness! --- ### ⚠️ **Pitfall prevention guide** 1. Don’t choose roadside surf shops that solicit customers! Check reviews in advance 2. Check car body and video when renting, buy insurance 3. Riyue Bay prices are high, eating in Xinglong Town is cheaper 4. Sunscreen mud + long-sleeve jellyfish suit are must-haves! (Physical sun protection forever) --- **Wanning = waves + coffee + freedom factor💙** Surf and dive by day, chase sunsets on the highway at dusk, get tipsy listening to the sea at night… Here there’s no tourist crowds, only souls forever on vacation~✨